And the (A)Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner courtyard; and behold, the (B)glory of the Lord filled the house.

Then I heard Him speaking to me from the house, while a (C)man was standing beside me. And He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My (D)throne and the place of the soles of My feet, where I will (E)dwell among the sons of Israel forever. And the house of Israel will not again defile My holy name, neither they nor their kings, by their prostitution and by the [a](F)corpses of their kings [b]when they die,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or monuments as in Ugaritic
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Lit in their death; MT on their high places

Then the Spirit(A) lifted me up(B) and brought me into the inner court, and the glory(C) of the Lord filled the temple.(D)

While the man was standing beside me, I heard someone speaking to me from inside the temple. He said: “Son of man, this is the place of my throne(E) and the place for the soles of my feet. This is where I will live among the Israelites forever. The people of Israel will never again defile(F) my holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and the funeral offerings[a] for their kings at their death.[b](G)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 43:7 Or the memorial monuments; also in verse 9
  2. Ezekiel 43:7 Or their high places